A child cannot be grasped, like an object. A child can only be caressed, which is to touch without possessing.

The pope is "bringing out into the very public setting of the papacy what any pastor does in his parish or diocese."

Ultimately, the jobs, the degrees, the nice houses, are all chaff in God’s eyes—they do not make us virtuous or worthy.

The pope appealed to Our Lady to teach people to care for others “without egoistic interests or hypocrisy.”

Confidence in God makes Jesus sinless for us. Hope in humanity, in ourselves, does the same for Mary.

Mary shows us qualities to seek in our prayer life: receptivity to the divine word, thoughtful reflection and finally, the subordination of our wills to God’s wisdom.